Tech Expert/Backend Engineer - Global Live (Service Architecture)

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Responsibilities

About Our Team Mission of Global Live Service Architecture team is Build Real-time Interactive Architecture, Safeguard Global LIVE. And our vision is Create Technical Leading Global LIVE Architecture. Join us, you can deal with huge tech challenges, such as strict compliance requirements and complex global datacenter environments, and make LIVE a more stable, better performance, resilience and efficiency platform.

Job Description

1. In-depth understanding LIVE scenes, constructing a stable and reliable core business architecture
2. Building advanced compliance-ideal architecture, a global low-latency and high-consistency system
3. Confronting challenges in global multi-datacenter environments and multiple market regions, establishing a leading research and development quality and efficiency system
4. Participating in global collaboration and driving the implementation of technological innovations
5. Build AI system to support LIVE business, explore AI Agent and build AI application

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field, solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, operating systems, and networks
2. Proficient in at least one programming language, familiar with microservices and common software architecture patterns

Preferred Qualification

• Capable of systematic problem-solving, excellent in abstracting issues, and possessing good communication skills and responsibility